Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3,374, Henry Ethell, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Ethell, Henry
P 3374
Born in Va
CONTENTS

Declaration of Henry Ethal in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832-
State of Virginia } and } ss. County of Greenbrier }
On this the 25 th day of Feb y 1833 personally ap- peared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Greenbrier County now sitting, Henry Ethal a resident of the said County of Greenbrier and State of Virginia; aged Sixty Seven years and three months who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832-
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated- That at the time he entered the Service he was a citizen of the County of Greenbrier in the state of Virginia; That he entered the Service in June 1781 as a substitute for an older Brother who was drafted for a three months tour; and served out the time under the following officers, To wit: Capt Cannon who commanded the Company to which he was attached- and they were marched off under Maj: Hisey, and then put under the command of Col: Manypenny or Manypenethers, no more distinctly recollected which- Maj Wardman at one time had the com- mand of our Company; That he was marched from Greenbrier immediately on to join the Army where they joined it between Bowling Green and the Pocahontas River; where they were put under the command of Col: Mathews; from thence they march- ed, under his command, to Williamsburg by way of Buffins ferry- And at Spring field about three miles below Williamsburg they were discharged after three months tour- Immediately upon his return he was again called into Service, upon a draft for militia, for a three months tour- and was shortly after taken sick, and remained so and on furlow, during the siege of York Town in this State- But rejoined the Army at Falmouth

under, he believes Col. West; and was discharged a short time thereafter at Nolens Ferry on the Potomac River; sometime about the last of November or first of December; and a few days before the expiration, of his term of service - During neither of his tours, was he engaged in any Battles - He has no way of designating the regiments in which he served, but by the names of the officers commanding the same already stated - That he received his first discharge from Col. Maysweather of Maysweather's; and his second from Col. West; but that he has lost both and has no documentary evidence of his services; and that he knows of no person now living; whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services -
That he was born and raised in Loudoun County Va. That he entered the service there as before stated; That after the Revolution he resided for short periods in the Counties of Prince William and Fauquier, since which time he has lived for about thirty years in Greenbrier and Monroe; and that he now resides in Greenbrier County -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name, is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Henry Ethell mark
We William J Mann and Joseph Newton residing in the County of Greenbrier and State of Virginia hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Henry Ethell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: That we believe him to be 87 years of age That he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and we concur in the opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Wm J Mann Joseph Newton

Additional Testimony of Henry Atklee a petitioner for a pension under the act passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he served from the first of June 1781 til the first of December 1781 - two; three months tours making in all - Six months service -
Where and in what year were you born?
Ans - I was born in Loudon County Virginia - in the year 1764 -
Ques - Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Ans - I have a record at Home
Ques - Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, & where do you now live?
Ans - I lived in Loudon county when called into service - I have lived since in Prince William County Va. of Faggin and Greenbrier where I now reside -
Ques - How were you called into service were you drafted - did you volunteer or were you a substitute; and if a substitute for whom?
Ans - I first substituted for Anthony Atklee and served a three months tour, and before I got home, was drafted on my own tour for another three months - Both of which tours I served -
Ques - State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops where you served - such continental & militia reg- =ments as you can recollect, and the Gen- =eral circumstances of your service?
Ans - Col. Mary Weather or Mayweather - and Maj. Hardiman - Col. Matthews - and Col. West. The names of the regiment I do not recollect being very young at the time - & the General service I stated in my declaration

Ques- Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so - by whom was it given - and what has become of it?
Ans- I rec d two discharges - one from Col. Merryweather and the other from Col. West and gave them up to the Captain upon receiving pay -
Ques- State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity - and their belief of your services in the revolution?
Ans- William T. Mann and Joseph Newton who have already certified -
Greenbrier County To wit. State of Virginia
This day personally appeared before me James Frazier one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County of Greenbrier and state of Virginia Henry Ethel above named; and made oath the the above declaration as to his length of service - and the answers to the preceding interrogatories were all true - given under my hand and seal this 4 th day of May 1833.
James Frazier
Virginia
Greenbrier County To wit.
I John Matthews Clerk of Greenbrier County do hereby certify that James Frazier before whom the above affidavit was made was at that time an Acting Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned & Qualified as such an Justice and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my Name & Affixed the Seal of my Office the 6 th day of May 1833 In the 57 th Year of the Commonwealth.
John Matthews C.C.

No 22956 Henry Ethell W.C.
R.
Rejected see let: to agent below of 17 June 1833 —
K. m.
James J. Fowler Leicester W.C.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Apl 22 d 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Henry Ottell Greenbrier County
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781 Subst. firm Draft last Nov 1 Dec 3 Private Capt Cannon Col Mary-weather Matthew West. None Va Aged 67 Loudon County Va Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
J. G. Austin Edward Clarke

No 22956 Henry Ethell of Va
Letter to Hon. A. A. Chapman 21. May 1846,
John E. Lewis Apr 12 th 47
3374
Act 7 th June 1832,

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
REJECTED
3374
P. O.
Henry O'Neil
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Com
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 1

1887 Feby 23. M m Mollie L. Forster, gave residence, birth an order for identification with Poem amir Ethell in which is a } Prior Copy of a letter to her J 35,286 }

Lewisburgh
28 th July Hon ble
Rev.
22450

22950 J. S. [unclear] [unclear] J. S. [unclear] [unclear] J. S. [unclear] [unclear]

Lewisburg Feb. 27 th 1855.
Dear Sir, Herewith enclosed transmit to you the Declaration of Henry O'Hall, who is an applicant for a pension, under the late Act of Congress - Any disposition that may be made of it, you will please inform me of, as soon as convenient -
I have heretofore sent on some seven or eight declarations; and have rec d no information, relative to how they were disposed of. You will confer a favour by giving me any in your power -
With every sentiment of respect.
Hon. L. Cass.
Your ob st serv t James B Bowlin

To Reps Aug 20. 1842
Sir
I enclose you herewith, the amended declaration of Henry Ethel of Greenbrier Co Va.
Please have it examined as early as practicable, and apprise me of the result
Very Respectfully yr. obt St
G. Summers

Wm. A. Deane April 12 th 1838
LC.

Dept of War Penna Office Apr 12 1838
Sir
I return herewith the letter of Mr Davis, upon the subject of the claim of Henry Ethell, and in reply have to state that his claim was rejected, on the ground that it was not embraced by the law; his actual service having fallen short of six months.
W. A. Beane P.R.
W.C.

Henry Athol or Ethel Greenbrier Co. Va. report to the Hon. Geo. W. Summers H. R.
See whether Anthony Atholi's affidavit is filed in this case. Inform Mr. Summers as to the state of the case, in relation not only to the legality of the claim, but the particular proof which has been filed.
3 The Commr will send Mr Syl. the papers in this case

Nov 2nd 1895
Hon. Francis Brew
Washington D.C.
Hon. A. Berne HR
Henry Ethel ple for

Greenbrier County to wit:
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia Henry Ethell and made oath - that he being an applicant for a pension for services rendered as a soldier in the revolutionary war, he omitted to state the following facts to wit: That he entered the service as a substitute for a tour of three months, after the expiration of which time, he was not immediately discharged, but continued in service some four or five days afterwards awaiting the arrival of other troops destined to relieve those with whom he was associated. The troops thus situated were however, after the expiration of four or five days as aforesaid, discharged by their officers, although the relief had not yet arrived but in as much as this affiant was himself drafted for the next tour, he with others similarly situated was still detained and turned over to the care and custody of an officer sent for that purpose until the relief arrived. Some time afterwards, the precise length of time this affiant cannot now recollect. This affiant prays that the foregoing statement may be regarded as a part of his declaration aforesaid.
of his Henry Ethell
The foregoing statement was subscribed & sworn to before me a justice of the Peace as aforesaid. This 12th day of May 1838.
James Frazier S.P.
I do hereby certify that James Frazier is a magistrate in and for Greenbrier by Virginia and further that I know the above to be his signature Andrew B. Borne M. C.

Dear Sir I have complied with your request be pleased to make yourself somewhat interested for me if you please as I am now as I think myself entitled to a pension
Yours truly

Dear Col. I am truly oblige to you for your kindness & beg leave to trouble you little further
Dear Sir I have complied with your request Please interest yourself for me as I am old and needy & do consider myself entitled to a pension except my best wishes for your welfare
Yours &c
Yours Henry L. Ethol Mark

Henry Ethell
Dec. 1 st
1895.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William T. Mann and Joseph Newton - who have signed the proceeding, certificates are residents in the County of Greenbrier and state of Virginia aforesaid and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Virginia Greenbrier County To wit I John Matthews Clerk of the Court of Greenbrier County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the Application of Henry El
For Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 7 th day of February 1833 and in 57 th Year of the Commonwealth
John Matthews C.G.

Henry Ethel Henry Ethel's declaration and also
H. G. W. Summer H. R.

The amended declaration of Henry Estlin in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1858.
State of Virginia } SS
County of Greenbrier
On the 27 th of June 1863 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Court of Greenbrier County now sitting Henry Estlin who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration as an amendment in addition to a former declaration made before the Justices of the said Court of Greenbrier County on the 25 th day of Feb. 1858 in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1858 which is now of record in the Clerk's Office of the County Court of Greenbrier, an attested copy of which has been forwarded to the proper authorities. That after their discharge at Springfield as before stated, they were there detained for nine days before their relief arrived, by an officer whose name he does not now recollect, sent on by Col. West, and after his final discharge at St. Louis Mo. he was employed three days in traveling before he reached home. That the time he was detained at Springfield together with the time occupied in going home exceeded the period from the time of his final discharge.

at Nolen's Ferry to the end of his last tour; The time from his discharge to the end of his tour being not less than a week nor more than ten days. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Henry his Ethell
We the undersigned M c H Goshen Archibald Edgar, John  Edward George L. residing in the County of Greenlee and State of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Ethell who has sworn to & subscribed the above amended declaration & that we hesitate not to say that we would place the fullest confidence in what he would state upon oath & sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written.
George Liveray M c H Goshen
Ed Edgar
John Bissett
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after put- ting the necessary & legal interrogatories requiring that the above named applicant be sworn as he states. And the Court further certify that M c H Goshen Archibald Edgar George Liveray John Bissett are creditable persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.

vsay John Burch
Virginia Greenbrier County Court
June Term 1862
Henry Ethell in Open Court and on Oath made the following declaration. First: The amended declaration of Henry Ethell vs. Burch is Ordered to be Certified & Under the Seal of the Court. That is the Original to be Certified &c.
I John Matthews Clerk of the Court of Greenbrier County do hereby certify that the above is a true copy taken from the Records in my Office of the Order entered in behalf of Henry Ethell & that the declaration is the Original now offered in Court & sworn to.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court the 8 th day of August 1862 and in the 67 th year of the Commonwealth.
John Matthews C. of C.

No. 22956 Henry Ethell Va
Act 7 June '32 in
Rejected
See let: 17 June 1833 to James B. Bowlin Lewisburg
W. H. A. Brien Va Apr 13 1838. do do May 28 1838 July 13. 1841. see let: to
Hon. G. W. Summers, H. R. same Augt 23. 1842
Act 7 June 1892

Lewisburg Va. March 23 rd 1847 Col J S Edwards Sir
Mr. Henry Ethell an old revolutionary soldier, who say that he has filed his declaration in your office some year ago, and has not yet rec d a pension, on the account, of his peace having been made, two weeks prior to the expiration of his six months service - He served three months, for his brother, - and two months and three weeks for himself; - The three months service, for his brother Anthony Ethell, - an affidavit was made to, by said Anthony, which was sent to your department by Col A. Beine, - and is no doubt on file, - if not on file Col B. must have forgotten to hand it to you, - since that time. Anthony Ethell has died, - and Col B. also. It Would not an affidavit of the justice, who said said Anthony, receive, his affidavit and make it good for Henry Ethell the petitioner, - If he cannot get a pension for six months service, could he not draw a three months service pension - or for the whole time he served - If any additional proof be necessary.

of part from, what is already furnished, please let him know, - and he will endeavor to furnish it -
His declaration sets forth the name of the officer, he served under, and where he enlisted and the kind of service rendered. If the former declaration is not correctly drawn, will you please say so and he will furnish you one - draw up according to the rules laid down in order No 95 - concerning pension claimants - An early answer to this will is requested -
Your most obedient servant
Wm. E. Lewis
Further - The said affidavit of Anthony Ethell was got by the son of the above petitioners - it seems that that affidavit, has been lost - Would not the, affidavit of Sanford Ethell, revive the affidavit of Anthony - so as to make it effective for H. Ethell, - The affidavit was delivered by Genl. Chapman
Q. B. L.